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24 alternatives to Qubes OS
Security-oriented OS for single-user desktop computing
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Qubes OS launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Spin up new Windows qubes quickly, effortlessly and securely on Qubes OS - QubesOS/qvm-create-windows-qube
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Zorin OS 12▲139Open source Linux-based OS that is fast, powerful and secure
2017 · zorin.com · its alternatives →
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Securely run operating systems on your Mac
2021 · mac.getutm.app · its alternatives →
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GrapheneOS▲116Open source mobile OS focused on privacy and security.
2019 · grapheneos.org · its alternatives →
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A Simple Unix-like operating system. Contribute to ozkl/soso development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Relive vintage operating systems right on your desktop
Jun 2026 · virtualosmuseum.org · its alternatives →
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2017 · anchovieshat.github.io · its alternatives →
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HiddenVM — Use any desktop OS without leaving a trace. - aforensics/HiddenVM
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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To try it out, simply build the project yourself from source, or use attached bootable ISO image of the system (in Releases on Github) and run it in QEMU. https://blog.vxn.dev/rou2exos-rusted-edition
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An application innovation platform delivering a comprehensive experience with tools to empower organizations to modernize and build new applications, accelerate AI adoption, and fuel growth.
2013 · coreos.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · knightos.org · its alternatives →
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exaequOS, your browser is your computer
2023 · exaequos.com · its alternatives →
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I got tired of libvirt XML and Vagrant's Ruby/reload dance for single-host VM stacks, so I built a compose-style runtime directly on QEMU/KVM. What's there: GPU passthrough as a first-class primitive (VFIO, OVMF, per-instance EFI vars), healthchecks that gate depends_on over SSH, socket-multicast L2 between VMs with no root and no bridge config, cloud-init wired through the YAML, Dockerfile support for provisioning. What it's not: Kubernetes. No clustering, no live migration, no control plane. Single host. Prototype, but I'm running it on real hardware. Curious what breaks for…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, What is CambiOS? A microkernel OS built in Rust, that boots in QEMU under x86_64, AArch64, and RISC-V - targeting formal verification. Processes are assigned unforgeable cryptographic identity and IPC gates access to only allowed endpoints. What does it want to be? Ambitious. Cutting away latent security issues, corporate surveillance, centralized identity and data hosting, and OPEN. With the advent of the coding tools, building the things we want is a bit less of a lift. Could it replace Windows? Sure. That's where the idea was born. Secure and intuitive, in a nutshell. I've been…
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Quantum OS▲79Linux-based OS which conforms to Material Design guidelines
2014 · quantum-os.github.io · its alternatives →
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Fuchsia▲30Google's mysterious new open source Operating System
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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In the past few days, there have been uncertainties and concerns about the LUKS (“Linux Unified Key Setup”) disk encryption, which is widely used on Linux. We publish our assessment of this here.
2023 · dys2p.com · its alternatives →
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Adversary-resistant computing: an immutable, verifiable operating system with isolated workspaces, plus expert security services.
2016 · subgraph.com · its alternatives →
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0xWebOS openOS
2025 · programwebos.netlify.app · its alternatives →
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